Isabella's 30 day water fast

[isabellaalves]

Hi, my name is Isabella, 24 years old.
height: 163cm
weight: 69.1kg (July 3rd)
Goal weight: 50kg(in general, not just for this fast, however it’d be great if I got there)

I’m starting the fast today(July 7th), and the goal is 30 days, but I will listen to my body, and if I need to end it earlier, I will.
I know I should weigh myself today, but I’m not feeling good about myself, and I feel bloated from eating pizza the night before and was honestly scared to weight.

I did a lot of water fasts before, and the longest was 20 days… I maintained the weight for about 3 months with OMAD and 20:4, however, I gained around 5-6kgs in the last month… I have a history of binge eating and eating with even when I’m not hungry.

My life this year has been crazy with the covid-19 and all… Most of my family has been infected(Sister, her boyfriend, mother, and myself). We all live in the same house, and thankfully we’re all okay. However, my sister and I were taking care of my grandma that was sick, and we believe that because of that she was also infected and passed away last week… because of all that I started binge eating again, and started feeling depressed again because I’m not confident about my body anymore.

That’s why I decided to start water fasting again, so I can hopefully change my relationship with food, lose weight, and feel confident in myself again.

I will update every morning after a completed day.

[claire02]

Hey! I have a similar story and I’m also trying to reach for 110-120lbs during my fast. Hopefully we can stay on track and get through this with a positive mindset. Good luck!

[Renee_Osborne]

I’m so very sorry to hear about your Grandmother, Isabella. I know that’s heartbreaking. We almost lost my father to Covid about month back. An emotionally challenging time to be sure!
Congratulations on taking the reigns up and deciding to take care of what you can in the midst of all this. That’s courage… and proof that you have the motivation to meet your goals!
Good luck today! Excited to watch your journey.

[Van]

My condolences to you and your family on the loss of your grandmother. What a tough situation!

Good luck on your fasting journey!!!

[isabellaalves]

Thank you! We can do this:)

[isabellaalves]

Thank you! Is your father better now? I hope he is. From experience, I know how hard it can be… always be careful, and stay safe!
It is really hard, I believe mental health is the one that most affects me. It’s definitely challenging, but I’m mentally stronger this week, and I am trying to be confident that I’ll do this until the end.

[isabellaalves]

Thank you for your kind words!

[isabellaalves]

Hi!
I was suppose to post in the morning but I didn’t sleep last night, it’s been more than 24 hours that I am awake, and I lost track of the time because I’m working in a project I’m doing. Anyways…

Day 1 is complete!!
Weight: didn’t weigh myself. I’ll probably just do it when I complete week 1.

I’m so exited… i’m almost completing 48 hours, and just now I’m starting to get hungry, but I’ll sleep soon, so that’ll probably fade away.
I don’t have any pains or dizziness today, but again, it’s only 1 day, usually things get tough on day 3-4 for me.
Also, I forgot to say on my first post, I’ve been having some weird knee pains… it’s not everyday, but sometimes I just feel a little pain and it hurts if my body is not moving… it’s weird because I’m young, I shouldn’t be having these problems, but I haven’t exercised in forever, so maybe that’s it. I decided to keep track of that too, and see if I feel any differences during/after the fast.

Hope everyone is having an amazing day/night!

[Joelle_Haddad1]

You can do it !!!

[isabellaalves]

Weight: n/a(didn’t weight yet)
Lost: n/a(didn’t weight yet)

Day 2 is officially complete!!

I still didn’t weigh myself and today I found out my scale needs new batteries, which means I can’t weigh myself even if I wanted to. I will buy the batteries though… hopefully before week 1 is complete.
I’m halfway through day 3, and I’m hungry!!! My belly is rumbling like crazy lol but I will be strong through this.
Not much happened for the last 2 days. I feel pretty much the same, no bad breath yet, but even if I did I wouldn’t know because I can’t taste and smell yet(covid related). I got a bit dizzy when I got up really fast from bed one time, but it wasn’t that bad. I will probably start with salty water tomorrow.

[isabellaalves]

Weight: n/a(didn’t weight yet)
Lost: n/a(didn’t weight yet)

Day 3 completed!

So, today I haven’t been feeling so good to be honest. I almost didn’t sleep… for around 3-4 hours, and that usually happens on 4-6 days for me, I don’t know why, but for all the long term fasting I did, it was the same thing. It’s like I become a light sleeper and wake up to anything, and keep feeling like I’m awake, even though I’m sleeping.(It’s complicated to explain honestly… it’s like you’re sleeping, but you’re conscious of everything that’s happening.)
No pains, felt a bit dizzy. I didn’t start with the salty water yet, but tomorrow I will.
Overall, I’m feeling okay. Not great, but not the worst either.

[Renee_Osborne]

Hang in there! I had less difficulty last night (night 5) and woke up to that amazing euphoric feeling this morning. Should be pretty easy going for the next bit. Hoping you get there soon!

[Van]

Congrats on Day 3!!!

I suffer from insomnia when I fast… blah…

[isabellaalves]

That’s amazing. The best phase is when the energy boost comes in. I love it. Good luck with your fast too… you can do it!

[isabellaalves]

Really? That sucks… do you always have insomnia while fasting or it’s ocasionally?
I wouldn’t say what I have is insomnia, but it’s more like, a few days where I don’t sleep too well, and after that’s past I sleep better than before. It’s weird haha

[isabellaalves]

Weight: n/a(didn’t weight yet)
Lost: n/a(didn’t weight yet)

Day 4 completed!

I’m officially done with one more day, and I’m so happy about it. My sense of smell is finally getting back.
Today I am sooooo hungry, and I have a headache. In other words, it’s not a good day, but I am trying to be strong. Also, I keep feeling this burning sensation in my eyes, which I usually have when I don’t sleep, but I did last night so I don’t know why is there. But hopefully that will go away soon.

[Van]

Oh, you’re so lucky!

Whenever I fast, my body is like “where’s the food!!!” It’s like my body has too much energy to burn but no food to burn. And I end up laying in bed wired all night. I usually have to take a sleeping pill to sleep because of it. Or I would be up all night!!!

Congrats on Day 4!!!

[isabellaalves]

Wow, that’s really bad, I don’t think I’d be able to fast if my body was like that. You’re so strong!!
Thanks

[isabellaalves]

Weight: n/a(didn’t weight yet)
Lost: n/a(didn’t weight yet)

Day 5 & 6 completed!

Sorry for the late update, I’ve been busy all day with my family and forgot for a moment that I had to post.
Today’s been soooo hard. There was a soccer game from the team I root for(I’m from Brazil), and my sister and her boyfriend were making drinking and everything to watch the game. I’m not a heavy drinker, but I like to drink occasionally and today I wanted to drink so bad lol But I was strong…

Then, my mom comes back home with a bunch of food because she wanted to make a barbecue and some side dishes (I’m a pescatarian), I didn’t care about the meat of course, but when I saw garlic bread, and maionese(Brazilian dish), I was like, “really mom? I’m already struggling”.

Anyways, I ended up being super strong and came back to my room so I wouldn’t see the food and be tempted. Now I’m also done with day 6 which is super exciting!! Almost one week

[Van]

Congrats on completing day 6. You are doing great!!!